The immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday formally handed over the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to the 23rd Indigenous IGP, Olatunji Disu, marking the end of his tenure at the helm of the Force.
The handover ceremony held at 2pm. prompt at the IGP Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Bellnews exclusively reported on Tuesday that Egbetokun had been removed from his position as the Inspector-General of Police.
Egbetokun stepped down from office on Tuesday, with the Presidency claiming family reasons.
His resignation was immediately accepted by President Bola Tinubu, who announced the appointment of Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police.
Prior to his elevation, Disu served as Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.
Bellnews earlier reported that ateast 29 senior police officers are set to be fired including senior Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) following the sacking of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun.
Bellnews confirmed that President Bola Tinubu ordered Egbetokun’s removal from office.
Senior police officials and sources within the Police Service Commission confirmed the development to SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
Regarding Egbetokun’s removal, a source earlier told Bellnews, “Egbetokun was at the (Presidential) Villa on Monday and was told to go and prepare his handover notes. I believe he has done that already and he will be handing over to Tunji Disu.
“He is incompetent and the scandals are just too many. He is power-drunk. The President said he should leave to focus on getting treatment for himself. You know, he has kidney-related medical issues.”
Bellnews had learnt that some police officers celebrated upon hearing the news of his removal on Monday.